I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at SpaceX (Redmond, WA) in Apr 2024
Interview
Initial HR call, then a take home software online assessment, then a behavioral interview asking about project experience over the phone, finally an in person interview on site in redmond wa
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They ask for a presentation on your past project experience. they will grill you on all details. and then they will have 4 separate interviews with you each lasting roughly an hour.
recruiter screen (confirm us citizenship, talk about your backgorund, dive into a personal project you worked on, why spacex and why SWE) -> take home OA -> in depth behavioral/system design -> on-site.
Passed the behavioral section, was friendly and easy.
The tech assessment was above average difficulty, with a
question involving data structures and confirming if conditions are met for satellite connectivity.
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Easy Behavioral Questions (Tell me about yourself)
First round was a phone screening very quick and painless, the second round was a coding assessment (take home times 2 hr project), the third round was a behavioral where they dove into a specific project
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Question 1
Why starlink? Why SpaceX? What project are you most proud of?
